Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-03-04
MANNING'S RESIGNATION
Text Of the Correspondence Between
the President and the
Secretary.
Predicting a Serious Financial Situation
Mr.. Cleveland Expresses His
Regrets.
Following is the correspondence between
the President and Secretary Manning in
regard to the latter's withdrawal from the
MANN1NG,s 1ETrER or REs1aNAr1oN.

MANNING's LETTER OF RESIGNATION.
MY DEAR SIR: In view of the near adjourn.
ment OF Congress-, and in order that time NAV
suffice for the selection and confirmation of nv
successor, desire again to place my resigna-
ton OF the office Of Secretary of the Treasury in
its acceptance no detrimentt to the public sery-
ice. When you requested me last June to delay
insisting UPON the acceptance Of my resignation,
honorcd me with such terms of personal consid.
GRAFTON and exprt ssed SO grave q decision in
respect to the requirements Of the public serv-
ice that it was as impossible to question my
duty as to forget your Kindness, I have not
spared myself in the endeavor TO comply with
your wish and to contribute to the support of
the policies which have illustrated your admin-
lstration. The approaching end OF the Forty
ninth Congress marks q period in your own
term of office and in the divisions of our polit-
ical ca)en .nr. II a change must occur in the
heads OF departments and Mt your council
board it is clear that your personal convenience
and the public interests are best subserved
situation is to be seriously different from that
which opened before US when the present Con-
gress entered upon it's life and upon the
peoples trust to new hands. In this most critical
condition the circumspect execution Of q W So
fiscal policy, or Of administrative reforms in
the collection and disbursements Of our colossal
revenues, is not alone demanded, though labors
such as these have eXacted ana exhibited the
constitution Of the Government. But there is
also IN exhausting ground OF daily administra-
tive tasks which, however subordinate and
cIsrleal' or an aS efilSien Mt Secretary aysds Of %h the Treasury esary
fore submit to your considerable Judgment that
in asking release by the 18th of March, or as soon
as you may select my successor, I fulfill a duty
to my family that may now be permitted to
outweigh the dutyo Of accepting longerathat as
signment of public service which, two years
ago, you did me the honor to make. Returning
to the ranks OF that great party which has called
you to its lead. shall st II hope to follow its
q fellow-citizen's loyal pride. Very respect
fully yours, DANIEL MANNING.
CLEVELAND TO MANNING,
MY DEAR SIR: Your formal letter of r~esigna-
ton which l have received, though not entirely
unexpected, presents the reality of q severance
OF our official relations, and causes me the deep
edge that the frank and friendly personal rela-
lions which have unbrokenly existed between us
are still to continue. Irefer to these because such
personal relations supply, after all, whatever of
comfort and pleasue tho world affords, and be-
cause I feel it to be almost super1ous to speak
OF the aid and support You have given me and
ministration Of the Government during the
time you have directed the affairs Of the exact
ing and laborious Office which you now seek to
surrender. Your labors. your achievements,
your success, and your devotion to public duty
are fully seen and known, and they challenge
the appreciation and gratitude Of all your coun-
trynen. Since I must ut last relinQuish my
hope OF your continuance at my side as coun-
selor and colaborer, and since I cannot ques-
ton the reasons on which your request to be re-
lieved is based, it only remains for me to &C
cept the resignation you have rendered, and
to express my profound thanks for oil
that you have done for me in shar.
last two years. 1 feel that 1 may still ask OF
you that the LIST day of April next be fixed as
the date at which your resignation shall take
mains to you of official duty in the meantime al
to secure that measure Of freedom from vexa
tious labor which you have so justly earned
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life you may hereafter follow there may be al
lowed to you more of comfort and Of ease tina,
q conscientious discharge of duty here permits
/ am very sincerely yeur friend,
GROVER CLEVELAND.